Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured with Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on Jan. 8, 2020, at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, spoke to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte last week to hear about how the Netherlands handled the investigation after the Malaysian flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in 2014. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

As Canada seeks to find answers behind the downing of Ukrainian passenger Flight 752 minutes after its take-off from Tehran on Jan. 8, former diplomats suggest the investigation into a 2014 Malaysian flight shot down over eastern Ukraine may offer a guiding path.

Democracy, Terrorism and Killer Robots: Embassy News covers the 2015 Halifax International Security ForumThe Halifax International Security Forum is one of the world’s biggest gatherings of defence and security leaders.

Unless Trudeau plans to be out on these streets, fighting against police brutality or in cabinet drafting legislation to curb police powers, his, and all the other white voices of his ilk, have no merit here.

'I do agree that things need to be implemented as quickly as possible. We could've done this a lot sooner. The good news is that we’re doing it now and announcing it today,' says Transport Minister Marc Garneau.